page_title: Culross
section_title: Heritage
hierarchical_section_title: Culross / Heritage
caption_attribution_description: English: Town House, Culross
context_page_description: Culross is a village and former royal burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland.
  According to the 2006 estimate, the village has a population of 395. Originally, Culross served as a port city on the Firth of Forth and is believed to have been founded by Saint Serf during the 6th century.
  The civil parish had a population of 4,348 in 2011.
context_section_description: During the 20th century, it became recognised that Culross contained many unique historical buildings and the National Trust for Scotland has been working on their preservation and restoration since the 1930s.
  Notable buildings in the burgh include Culross Town House, formerly used as a courthouse and prison, the 16th century Culross Palace, 17th century Study, and the remains of the Cistercian house of Culross Abbey, founded 1217. The tower, transepts and choir of the Abbey Church remain in use as the parish church, while the ruined claustral buildings are cared for by Historic Environment Scotland. Just outside the town is the 18th-century Dunimarle Castle, built by the Erskine family to supersede a medieval castle.
  Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald spent much of his early life in Culross, where his family had an estate. There is now a bust in his honour outside the Culross Town House. He was the first Vice Admiral of Chile.
  The war memorial was erected in 1921 to a design by Sir Robert Lorimer.
caption: Culross Town House
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